>> i can't believe you. i was joking. don't do that. >> i can't explain why i did it. it was inappropriate, it was disrespectful, i've already apologized, i will again to the president, and say i'm sorry. i'm sorry to the viewers. the kind of thing i can't really explain but i take full responsibility for it. it was a mistake and disrespectful and i shouldn't have said it. >> a brain freeze moment. >> it was wrong, he shouldn't have said it, but haven't -- we have those moments all the time. i cannot believe i just said that. it's a horrifying feeling. you can tell he was mortified and so remorseful. >> shut the front door. >> we say a lot around here. >> it appears helel principle thought the show was on a seven-second delay, which it wasn't. >> i'd like to have a seven-second delay in life in general. "time" magazine says it has given hell principle a warning about making inappropriate comments. a mom apparently drowned in a public pool last weekend but he body wasn't discovered until

tuesday. >> this despite the fact the pool was open and people were swimming in it for days without noticing. houbld it happen? here's amaul yeah ba raid de. >> reporter: the state department, the public health medical director tried to ease any fears among members of the public who may have been swimming when the body of 36-year-old marie joseph was submerged in 12 feet of water. joseph wasunnoticed and undiscovered for more than two days at the vietnam veterans pool in fall river. >> given the fact that the victim was in the pool and the chlorine levels were within normal levels, there really wouldn't bee any additional health risk. >> reporter: fall river's mayor revealed another mind-boggling development. that two city health inspectors tested the pool's water monday, and another inspector returned tuesday to do more testing. >> the ph levels were taken. there was nothing abnormal with the ph levels. there was only one word noted,

cloudy. >> reporter: cloudy water that may have contributed to the inspectors and 12 people assigned by the dcr to this pool to miss marie joseph's body at the bottom while the public frolicked on the surface for days. that includes six lifeguards on duty sunday afternoon through tuesday, according on offffials who believe the woman drowned sunday afternoon. >> a citizen was found dead in this pool. it is a tragedy and our citizens are alarmed. as the mayor of this city, it is my responsibility to ensure nothing like this occurs ever again in our city. >> very disturbing. >> that was amaul yeah ba raid that. in new york today an unexpected court appearance for dominique strauss-kahn, the former imf chief who is accused of sexually assaulting a hotel made. >> prosecutors have found significant issues with the story his accuser has told. the "new york times" also reports she has links to drug dealing g d money laundering and she tried to profit financially from the case. >> we'll see where that goes. definitely interesting news this morning that we came into.

jurors could soon begin deliberating in the casey anthony murder trial. the defense rested its case yesterday without calling anthony to the witness stand. >> a lot of folks wondered if she would testify, she didndn. both sides w will present their closing arguments today. the judge gives the jury its final instructions. anthony could get the death penalty if she's convicted of murdering her daughter. we're in the final stages of that case. on to cheerier news now. the hottest royal couple of the planet, they are here in north america, the first stop for prince william and katherine is in canada. it's canada day today. >> yes, it is. i think that may be why they're there, as a matter of fact. >alutations. >> eh? then they're on their way to california. and abc's diana alvear joiction us now from los angeles. good morning, diana. >> reporter: peggy and daniel, good morning. everybody was so excited to welcome will and kate to canada. but let's cut right to the chase. we all cared about what kate was wearing. and let me tell you, she looked fabulous.

royal fever has hit canada. thursday, prince william and princess catherine touched down at ottawa international airport. the couple were met by dignitaries and a little boy bearing flowers. on their first official overseas trip as a married couple. >> let me begin with heartfelt congratulations on your recent marriage. >> reporter: the two wed in late april at westminster abbey. their fairy tale wedding featured all the royal favorites. a breathtaking gown. carriage rides. and kisses on the balcony of buckingham palace for their adoring fans. the newly minted duke and duchess of cambridge hit the ground running in canada. they visited the national war memorial where they laid a wreath for the fallen. then they headed to ottawa city hall for their official welcome. their stay in canada will last a week and feature several events. next, the glamorous young couple will travel to southern california. a highlight of their trip, a charity event at the santa barbara polo and racket club.

the prize for a three-course meal and the chance to watch the prince play polo, $4,000. but the chance to hobnob with the hottest young royal couple on the plplet, some might say that's priceless. in fact, 1,000 ticicts have already been sold. other stops in california include a visit to an arts progogm for inner city los angeles schoolchildren. and reportedly a visit with close friends and wedding guests david and victoria beckham at theiralibu mansion. and let me just reassure you, peggy and daniel, no horses nor reporters were harmed in the filming of that green screen shot. and we are looking forward to welcoming will and kate here in l.a. hopefully we'll get to rub shoulders with them. peggy, daniel? >> that would be nice. >> i'm very reassured. >> i was concerned when you saw it, it looked like she was standing right there. >> looked pretty real. heat warnings and advisories in ten states today across the middle of the country hot, hot, hot indeed. we have storms in the upper plains. thunderstorms along the gulf

coast. more rain for drought-stricken texas. that's good news. also dry and warm out west. and a very pleasant day here in the east. >> looking forward to it. 84 in new york. 92 in charlotte. 91 in orlando. chicago will be 91. fargo 81. 99 in dallas. 89 in colorado springs. 77 in portland. and a nice, comfortable 81 in l.a. >> it's hard to dance when you're sitting down. we try. >> hot, hot, hot. we do our best. you think that your little one has the cutest little baby face? how about these baby pictures. >> this is like staring at the sun, it's so cute. >> zoos across the nation are rolling out their new baby animals. and budgettravel.com is holding a contest to pick which one is the cutest. i'm going to go with the orangutan on the right. >> he's your favorite? or she. not an easy task when you're dealing with this crowd. first up is cassie, the cheetah from busch gardens in tampa bay. >> i changed my vote. >> then we have caspian, the you're asian eagle owl.

aurora, the bore nian orangutan. >> pina coladas and getting caught in the rain. >> use a little gel. i'm overwhelmed by the cuteness. >> tell us on our facebook page which one you think is the cutest. they're all really cute. >> wnnfans.com. we'll be right back with more "world news now" ♪ if you like pina coladas

all right. fourth of july is on the way and let's face it, down through the years you've seen great fireworks and others, a little underwhe underwhelming. >> you're talking about like sparklers? >> exactly. >> now you can preview your display long before the first fuse is lit. brad douglas is in joplin,

missouri, reporting there's an app for that. >> technology! go shopping for fireworks you'll need to bring your smartphone. at black head fireworks i i joplin they have little bar codes on the products that you scan with your phone and get a preview of what it looks like.. larry shelley is the manager. he says the customers really enjoy it. >> i know that the last couple of days we've had over 1,000 hits on those items. so i think it will continue to grow. >> reporter: emily clark and her dad are shopping for fireworks. they say they love the new previews. >> yeah, because some fireworks that you spend a lot of money, on they turn out to be pretty >> reporter: and they say it's nice to see the fireworks before you commit. >> the good thing is you don't have to buy it, is because you can look at it before you even light it. >> some of these items are bigger items. >> reporter: craig wooten discovered the qr codes. he says in the past he relied on

reading the description on the packaging. many times it didn't match up. >> reading the side of it you don't know what it's going to say or you don't a know what it's going to do. it tells you it's going to d d one thing but it never ends up being exactly what you expect it to be. >> reporter: with money tight it's nice to see what you're spending your money on. >> you spend a lot of money on fireworks. when it all comes down to it you wantnto have something really enjoyable. >> what would the chinese have thought, since they invented fireworks in the seventh cenenry to scare away evil spirits. >> how about, that the largest annual pyrotechnic display in north american is thunder over louisville which kicks off the kentucky derby. i thought it was here in new york. >> definitely not. coming up, a different kind of "insomniac theater" for our viewers. >efinitely the show to put you to sleep, this is just the play for you. get your pillow ready. no, not our show. more "world news now" in just one moment.

nobody will be sleeping at wimbledon today when britain's anan murray plays a semifinal rival rafael nadal. thth will be very exciting. nadal is just incredible on the court. >> it's going to be a great match. excitement does not describe a new stage production in nearby london. david sillito of the bbc stayed awake long enough to file this report about it. ♪ >> reporter: this takes a little bit of explaining. ♪ >> reporter: the gang of singing octopuses are trying to lull you to sleep. and this is the audience. yes. they really are tucked up in bed in a theater. >> i always fall asleep in the theater. i've slept through so many shows in my time. "the lord of the rings." "oliver."

so we thought it might be a nice idea to make a show that's especially for an audience that falls asleep. >> reporter: and instead of seats, the audience has beds. this is where everyone spends the evening and the night. and if i'm going to join them, i'm not allowed to be dressed like this. i've got to wear pajamas. and once you get into bed, the cast has one objective. to give you a good night's sleep. those beds are very comfy. and the show's mood -- >> gentleness. and calmness and of lovingness and warmthth >> and safety. definitely feeling that you're being looked after. ♪ >> reporter: and it doesn't matter how good they are

onstage. they're never going to get any applause here. the best they can hope for are snores. >> thehe's no applause, there's no -- when you come off it's -- it's very different. >> getting your things together really quietly, creep out. ♪ >> reporter: you can watch from a single bed but there are doubles, even triples. bring a friend or twtw but there are rules. >> spooning is permitted. cuddling is permitted. anything else -- tsk tsk. >> reporter: so if you're still with me, we near the end. something which they claim no one in the audience has ever managed to see. david sillito, bbc news, the barbican in london. >> anyone still awake out there?

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"world news now" delivers your "morning papers." >> time now for "papers." "the daily mail." this is about an app that might help you get lucky. >> a saucy app. i could have used this? my dating days. >> basically it uses software to tap into facial recognition to know how many men and women might be in a bar you're going into. it's using cameras in this particular app. it does tap into the scene in realtime. >> which is really cool. and this would save you like the girls night out when you're like, there's no guys here, let's go to the next door. look ahead. then if you do meet somebody at the bar and it all goes well and you end up getting engaged you

might not want a mother-in-law like this. this people say this is a monster in law. this is an e-mail a new about to be mother-in-law sent to her future daughter-in-law saying she was completely inappropriate. this is from devon. the mother-in-law writes she has staggering uncouthness and lack of grace. she sent this e-mail, it's gone viral. everybody's been paying attention to what this woman's been saying, that she had no taste, she's very tacky, if she wants to be part of the family she better get it together. >> i think we've run out of time. it is time for "polka." it is friday. it is canada day. we want to wish everybody a happy c canada day. >> you know we're in the u.s. >> that's right! ♪ fireworks light up the sky must be the fourth of july ♪ ♪ that's the patriots polka ♪ honor the red white and blue, gentlemen start your barbecue ♪ ♪ for the patriots polka ♪ now same-sex couples can get married here in new york state ♪ ♪ so hire me and my squeeze box

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this morning on "woworld ne now," falling apart? the sexual assault case against dominique strauss-kahn could be on the verge of collapsing this morning. >> he will be in a new york courtroom later today where he could get muchighter bail terms. it's friday, july 1st. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning. i'm daniel sieberg. rob nelson is on assignment. >> i'm peggy bunker. breaking news this morning. dominique strauss-kahn who's been charged with sexual assault might have his house arrestt dropped today. why the case against him could be falling apart. this is still developing but we are following the story to see if he will be allowed to once

again leave that much-heralded townhouse. >> he's already stepped down as leader of the imf. the new leader has been chosen. very much a he said, she said sort of battle. we'll see what these new developments are. the strange story of a florida high school principal who hypnotized his students and mysteriously three of those students died. did the hypnosis go horribly wrong and was it at all tied to what happened to these poor students? each of them a very tragic case. and could he have had anything to do with it? >> really incredible story there. first and foremost, it is friday, daniel. >> yes, it is. >> we also want to say it's canada day. >> happy canada day. >> for the one canadian that's watching. also it's time for "insomniac theater." we'll be previewing the holiday weekend's biggest releases. we've got "transformer 3" on tap. also the new julia roberts, tom hanks film "larry crowne" which has been superseded with this dancing stint. >> i have no idea what this movie is about.

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>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning. i'm daniel sieberg. rob nelson is on assignment. >> i'm peggy bunker. after almost two weeks of trying to prove her innocence, casey anthony's defense team has rested their case. many were wondering if the mom accused of killing her daughter would actually testify. her decision and also where the case goes from here is coming up in just a moment. >> very difficult to watch parts of this case. >> it really has been. >> including when her father, george anthony, was on the stand at various times. >> broke down. >> keeps having to retell the

story of when he learned caylee anthony had died and was missing and it's just so tough to watch that as any parent. really is an incredible story. late-night funny man stephen colbert had his day in court. while his true presidential ambitions -- we did say presidential ambitions -- might be a laughing matter, why you can laugh all the way to the bank with your political donations. he's kind of serious here about forming this super pac. >> interesting. >> we'll tell you what this is all about. >> sometimes it takes a comedian to highlight what's going on. with all the seriousness and all the rhetoric, sometimes it's good to have -- >> satire can be very effective. >> -- somebodyo break it down, let you know what's really going on. defying gravity. james bond has nothing on these thrill-seekers. go as high as 30 feet flying in their water jet pack. we're going to take a look at this latest craze. it looks like an accident waiting to happen. i think the e.r. is goinin great, now we've got these guys coming in. >> that's how i got to work this morning actually. >> i saw your jet pack parked

out front. >> it's tough to get around with in new york because you don't have the water supply you would have out there. >> there you are. but first the long legal drama surrounding casey anthony could soon come to a close. jurors could have the case by tomorrow. >> they will have to decide the murder charge without hearg g from the defendant herself. abc's t.j. winick is joining us more with the last witnesses to take the stand. t.j.? >> reporter: good morning, peggy and daniel. the defense is apparently content to try to raise a reasonable doubt and not stand. sey anthony take the >> is it your decision not to testify based upon consultation with your counsel? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: we now know casey anthony will not take the stand in her own defense. she told the j jge she had not been forced or pressured but she made the decision freely and voluntarily. >> your, the defense rests. >> would you care to present any evidence of excuse? >> reporter: in a show of strength of judge sentenced 28-year-old trial watcher matthew bartlett to six days in jail and fined him $400 after he

was caught flashing an obscene gesture at the assistant state attorney. >> your actions may have jeopardized or could have jeopardized all of the work that the attorneys have done in this particular case. >> reporter: before the defense rested, they questioned casey's father george one more time, suggesting the way the anthony family had buried its family pets resembled the way 2-year-old caylee was found. their theory is george disposed of little caylee's body after she accidentally drowned. >> was it also wrapped in duct tape? >> sir, i have no idea. you're going back almost 30 years s re, sir. >> reporter: earlier george anthony's alleged mistress crystal holloway was on the stand. she recalled when he painfully raised the issue of caylee's death. >> he had said it was an accident that snowballed out of control. but i was in shock. by the time i looked up, his eyes were filled, tears. >> reporter: judge belvin perry told the jury to expect to get the case on saturday after closing arguments.

peggy and daniel? >> thanks to t.j. moving on now, firefighters say they can keep that raging wildfire from reaching the nation's top nuclear lab. despite high winds and hot, dry weather conditions the lines along the fire lines along the perimeter in the los alamos national lab area are holding. >> and the fire has now burned 145 square miles. officials believe it is on track to become the largest forest fire in new mexico history. >> of course they're worried about the radioactive material being stored there. some say if it's not reaching the waste, what's the issue? turns out it's been there so long, this facility, actually the ground, even the trees, the area around it could have radioactive material there. president obama has to face a different kind of fire in philadelphia yesterday. budget protesters swarmed a fund-raising event the president was attending. >> demonstrators lined the sidewalk outside a downtown hotel holding up signs that read "stop spending." also, "balance the budget." something the president has been scolding congress about all week, leading to the senate to

cancel a planned week-long vacation so that theek deal with the budget crisis. >> they've got to get this done. >> this is a good idea. when you don't get your work doneneou have to cancel plans. >> you stay after class. you make it happen. >> that goes for our paid congress. gosh, i wish i could do that eyebrow thing, darn it. >> i'll teach you after the show. years of practice. in minnesota the budget crisis i iso big the government is on the brink of simply shutting down. lawmakers had until midnight to strike a deal. they didn't. >> and that could mean that all the state parks will close. tete of thousands of workers will be laid off just before the holiday weekend. lawmakers have been in a six-month impasse over how to solve a $5 billion deficit. in a first on the presidential campaign trail, congresswoman michele bachmann has revealed that she once suffered a miscarriage. >> bachmann is getting mostly high marks for making such a personal revelation on the painful topic. sharyn alfonsi has the details. >> reporter: it happened at a packed town hall meeting in south carolina. >> after our second child was born we became pregnant with a third baby.

and it was an unexpected baby. but of course we were delighted to have this child. and the child was coming along. and we ended up losing that chilil >> reporter: the crowd stood still at attention. >> and it was devastating for both of us, as you can imagine. if any of you have lost a child. >> reporter: bachmann said the experience changed us forever, leading her and her husband to help raise 23 foster children along with five biological children. shaping her anti-abortion views. >> we made a commitment that no matter how many children we brought into our life would receive them because we're committed to life. >> reporter: bachmann getting personal about a topic rarely discussed publicly in politics. george w. bush wrote about his mother's miscarriage in his memoir and how it shaped his political views but not until after he left office. on the other side of the aisle, congresswoman jackie speier revealed she had an abortion. >> and that procedure that you just talked about was a procedure that i endured. >> reporter: to a hushed chamber

during a debate over planned parenthood funding. it's the type of revelation that voters take notice. >> we're always trying to get to who this person really is. instead of all of the e dia slickness. >> reporter: still, bachmann's revelation is a first for presidential politics. >> look, when you're running for president, everything has a political component. but that doesn't mean it's not genuine. >> reporter: bachmann is receiving praise for her candor. >> breaking a barrier of silence is almost always good for everybody. for women as well as for men who have gone through the same things with them. >> reporter: by talking about the pain so many women often suffer silently. sharyn alfonsi, abc news, new york. now we're going to talk about late-night funny man stephen colbert. >> love him. >> he is a great comedian and he's also got this very distinctive brand of political mockery that goes on. in this case we're talking about the federal election commission. he's trying to make a point about corporate funding of elections. colbert asked the fec to allow

him to form his own pac, political action committee. >> i am in support of this. colbert let the lawyer do the talking before the commission. but once outside he delivered the news to fans. >> moments ago, the federal election commission made their ruling. ladies and gentlemen, i am sorry to say -- we won! i am a super pac and so can you! >> he's a super power now. >> he's semi-serious about this, making a point. he told the crowd, i don't accept the status quo. while brandishing a portable credit card processing machine. i do accept visa, mastercard and american express. no personal checks. >> also a line on the super pac website reads, making a better tomorrow, tomorrow. he's so good at stuff like that, i really appreciate his humor. a couple of sports news items now. first, the nba. a lockout has officially started. the contract between owners and players expired at midnight with

the two sides very far apart. >> and all league business is now on hold including the free agency period slated to start today. after the last lockout, the 1998-99 season was shortened to 50 games. >> hard to know how long this is going to go on for. of course the nfl still embroiled in their lockout. players dealing with that, and owners. >> major league baseball. >> the l.a. dodgers, very frfrtrating for fans. they've stiffed some of their employees. owner frank mccourt filed for chapter 11 protection this week. then some paychecks written to employees bounced. ow, insult to injury. >> that's never good. a spokesperson said the team's accounts were frozen briefly after the bankruptcy filing and the checks have been reissued. major league baseball is trying to take over the team and also its finances. sounds like that's probably a good idea. >> yeah, absolutely. hopefully your weather is not bankrupt. and let's talk about this now. a scorcher all across the south. the mississippi valley and much of the great lakes. severe weather in the northern plains. and thunderstorms along the gulf coast. south texas gets more rain, more

welcome rain. nice on both coasts. we'll take that. >> welcome, rain. we're both from the pacific northwest, we dig the rain. 10 to 15 degrees above average acro the center of the country. 94 in kansas city. 95 in omaha. average temperatures in the east, 89 in baltimore. 70 in seattle. 92 in sacramento. >> what was the music there? >> i don't know what it's called other than "hot, hot, hot." >> that's what it's called. >> is that what it's called? do you know? okay. >> buster poindexter. talk about a rude awakening now. jeff ellis was dozing on a flight to alaska when he felt a little something tickling his arm. >> this is horrifying. >> he brushed it away but felt a sting. he was history tied that it was a scorpion. >> snakes on a plane only it was a scorpion. ellis grabbed it with a napkin and the crew arranged for emts to meet him when they landed. fortunately ellis is okay. the airlines suspects the scorpion stowed away during a stop in austin. >> have you ever seen a

scorpion? they are scary to look at even though they're probably no threat to you, you're this huge creature and they're scurrying away -- >> they are venomous. not necessarily deadly venomous. they've got a very painful venom which this poor guy suffered. look out for scorpions on your next flight. how much are scorpions? are they extra? >> that's part of the fees. scorpion protection. we'll be back with more "world news now."

all right, it's time for our weekly look at the topics of interest. out there on the interwebs. >> royals, the republican in the otlight and riots overseas are among the hot items. heather cabot has all the details. good morning, heather. >> good morning, guys. the web is buzzing about the violent riots in athens. and the greek government's controversial plan to overhaul its economy. interest in the story so is high right now that greece is now one

of the top ten most-searched topi on yahoo!. pepele want to understand why greek citizens are taking to the streets and also the details of the austerity plan to curb the country's spending. here at home the reaction to new york state's green light on same-sex marriage continues to ripple online. look-ups for marriage certificates and the list of states that allow same-sex marriage are spiking. and right now, queries for new york marriage equality are up 385%. also in political news, word that republican michele bachmann will officially run for president set lots of her fans and foes to the web to find out more about her. and to fact-check the gaffe she made during her announcement. the minnesota congresswoman confused the birthplace of john wayne the actor with the serial killer john wayne gacy. the mix-up soared in searches for the star known as the duke up more than 1,000% this week. and another duke and duchess are making a splash online. prince william and his bride are visiting canada and heading for

the u.s. next weekend. yahoo! users want the scoop. kate continues to shine online, garnering triple the searches of her husband. her sister pippa and prince harry are also getting lots of lookups too. seems romantics are rooting for the royal in-laws to get together. searches for pippa and prince harry are up 142%. with fourth of july weekend kicking off, we took a look at how americans man celebrating independence day. and camping is a hot choice. searches for camping supplies, camping tents, used campers and camping recipes are way up. yosemite, yellowstone, and the grand canyon top out the moststearched national parks. have a great holiday, back to you. >> i have to say i think that was princess katherine's first fashion misstep. >> oh! >> that dress. >> breaking news. >> just my opinion. >> i don't know anything about royal fashion. >> we'll see what everyone has to say. >> no clue. when we come back, the choice words one political analyst had for president obama on live tv.

>> this was a tough one to see and listen to. how beyonce is getting ready to start off the fourth of july weekend with some fireworks later today on "good morning america." it's all coming up in "the skinny."

i think we should warn our viewers that you are on fire right now. seriously. >> in a good way, in a good way. >> someone brought some white castle, yoyohad milk shake and fries, you're on fire. >> don't adjust your set, it will be okay, i promise. it's friday. >> are you done? we have a big wedding coming up. it's happening in monaco. this is prince albert who is 53 years old. he's going to marry this super beautiful woman -- >> thought to be sort of the eternal bachelor. >> with a couple of children who sort of pop in here and there. >> oh, right. >> she's 33, he's 53, they're going to get married in monaco. everybody's going. and it turns out, it's rumored charlie woodstock, a former olympic swimmer, went to the airport to fly back to her native south africa. she's trying to bail on the wedding. and everybody's saying this is true.

however, of course, the speakers of prince albert are saying it's not true. >> they took her i.d., her passport? >> they took her passport. so there's time for a little intervention. this is all speculative. there's no proof. prince albert's spokesperson is denying it. >> if true, that's the royal version of a prenup agreement. >> nicholas saw her doze why are sarkozy, giorgio armani, lots of people are going. >> we're on our way there too. >> right after the show we're catching that jet. >> let's move on now to mark halperin, analyst who contributes to msnbc, writes for "time." anyway, he was on "morning joe." and made a bit of a -- let's just say he put his foot in his mouth here. he was talking about the president's press conference and how the president acted. i believe we have his -- what he said with a little bit of a censor. >> thought he was kind of a [ muted ] yesterday. >> oh my god, delay that. delay that. >> except they didn't delay that, so it went out over the air.

he has since been suspended from msnbc. you can imagine that his boss is not happy with that. that's not the kind of analysis that you want in the public discourse. >> no matter what you think of the president it's probably better not to say that particular word about him. >> exactly, yes. >> have you seen this movie "bridesmaids"? >> no, i haven't. >> i have not either. i'm dieing to see it. rns out this is jed apatow's latest movie and everyone says hysterical. our senior producer allison said she loved it, laughed so hard her face hurt. turns out it is so funny it has passed up "knocked up," another incredible hit. loved that movie. did you see "knocked up"? even dudes like these chick flicks. right? >> yeah, they're good for a laugh. >> i don't think we have -- this is all parts of the movie. it's really, really funny. it looks like it's beaten "knocked up." once again, go see it. very fun. >> we move on to beyonce. >> big day here at abc. >> she will be on "good morning america." in honor of that our very own jackie has dressed up, bringing the bling. amanda is going to be with her. they will be in the front row for the "gma" concert with

beyonce. do not miss that this morning. what is her new song? >> check out her sparkles. jackie, you look great. my contacts are so annoying.

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it looked close enough for jovana lara of kabc to strap on with shall we say mixed results. check it out. >> reporter: thrill-seekers, this is the toy for you. just imagine soaring over the ocean at 25 miles an hour. nearly 30 feet in the air. flying out in and out of the water, even checking in on folks on nearby boats. >> once you fly it is very addictive. >> reporter: jet-lev master and instructor stevevegray shows you how it's done. >> we have arms we use to control it. pull down on the arms, we go forward. pull up on the arms, we go back. >> reporter: the jet-lev water-propelled jet pack is the first of its kind and now available for the adventurous in southern california to take for a spin. seem so easy i gave it a try. once, twice -- three times. and almost had it. more time. just need a little how bad was i? >> you weren't bad, you were great.

>> i really tried. >> it was hard with all this stuff going on. >> reporter: the jet pack is so cool it draws a crowd fast. people can't believe what they're seeing. but soon you will be seeing a lot more of the jet pack. southern california distributor john morris is opening a jet-lev flight school this summer at newport harbor. $250 an hour for a ride. or you can buy your own jet pack for $100,0,0. but there's a waiting list. >> we have had people interested in using them for movies, for commercials, for just pure fun. a lot of people with mega yachts like this one here are buying them just to have a weekend toy to have some fun with. >> this is my jet-lev license right here. >> is it, interesting. you've already been certified. here are the things that they want you to be, good health and physical condition, you shouldn't be pregnant. >> over 18 recommended. >> i don't think any pregnant woman would want to jump up on that thing. >> i'm not pregnant. to infinity and beyond! no? would you do it? >> i would love to do it. that would be great. i'd do it in a second.

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